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Asian Art Biennial was first organized by National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts In 2007. The mission of this Biennial intent to explores how a multiplicity of perspectives have come to inform our contemporary reality, and how such reality, characterized by high degrees of equivocality, has in turn enriched the cultural perspectives of Asia.

As the economic performance of Asian countries continues to attract global attention, issues related to cultural perspectives and aesthetic foundations of Asia have become key points of interest in the world of contemporary arts. Enriched by the diversity of cultural perspectives, Asian contemporary arts have flourished and expanded to meet the aesthetic needs of our time.

Serving as an important platform of artistic exchange between Taiwan and the international arts community, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts has always been keen to facilitate intercultural dialogues through art. We hope that extensive communication and discussion on the subject will enhance our understanding of contemporary Asia and its dynamic artistic creativity.

National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts was founded in 1988. Located at the heart of the City of Taichung in Central Taiwan, It is the only national museum in Taiwan. The exhibition space covers 102,000 square meters (including the Public Outdoor Sculpture Park) in area, the premises includes a basement, and three floors above ground. The oblong West-facing building has a floor space of 38,000 square meters, of which 15,601 square meters are used for exhibition program, and 5,200 square meters utilized by the education center.

The Museum is also the organizer of several important international biennial programs such as Asian Art Biennial (est. 2007), Taiwan Biennial (est. 2008), and the Contemporary Art across the Strait Exhibition. (est. 2009) as well as taking responsibility for overseeing the International Print Biennial and the Taiwan International Documentary Festival. The mission of these international exhibitions is to provide a platform for both art programs and art networks for international cooperation by presenting diverse creative content and new possibilities in the field of art. The museum is also responsible of the organization of Taiwan Pavilion at Venice International Architecture Exhibition since 2000.